Yacht Timer vs Lights Out Sailing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yacht Timer
A simple sailing race timer with a clean design. Set timer durations by tapping minutes and sync to the nearest minute. The timer continues even when the app is closed.
- Clean and easy-to-use design
- Tap to set timer duration
- Sync to nearest minute
- Sound signals
- Background operation
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Clean design, easy to use, sailing race timer with strong sound signals. Tap any minute to set the timer duration and sync to the nearest minute at any time. Timer will work until the race starts unless manually postponed (even if the app is closed). Keep it simple and enjoy sailing!
Lights Out Sailing
Enhance your sailing experience with real-time data and race tools. Capture onboard footage, track speed and heading, and perfect your race starts with precise metrics. Customize your interface and sync with other devices for a connected sailing adventure.
- Onboard footage capture
- Real-time speedometer and compass
- Distance to line metrics
- Customizable race layouts
- Fleet synchronization
- Onboard camera sharing
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Lights Out - Your Ultimate Sailing Companion Join sailors worldwide who trust Lights Out Sailing to enhance their time on the water. Whether you’re competing in world championships or enjoying a weekend cruise, Lights Out Sailing provides real-time data and cutting-edge tools to elevate your sailing experience. FEATURES YOU CAN RELY ON Maximize your performance with powerful tools and onboard footage features: - Onboard Footage: Capture every moment and save footage directly to your camera roll. - Speedometer & Compass: Get real-time speed over ground and magnetic heading. - Pings & Distance to Line: Perfect your race starts with precise distance-to-line metrics. - Custom Layouts: Personalize your interface in two different race modes. SYNC WITH CHANNELS Effortlessly connect with other devices to share and synchronize start timers with your fleet, ensuring everyone is in sync for the perfect start. Enjoy sharing your synced onboard cams to as soon as you hit the dock to see all sides of the action. BUILT FOR SAILORS We're constantly pushing new features and updates based on feedback from sailors around the world. Lights Out is built by sailors, for sailors, to bring us into a new era of connected instruments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yacht Timer at none against Lights Out Sailing's 2. Yacht Timer also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and device support (3 vs 1). Lights Out Sailing's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lights Out Sailing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.49 per month. Yacht Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Yacht Timer against 4.5 for Lights Out Sailing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Yacht Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lights Out Sailing's.
Yacht Timer ships an update every 5 months, Lights Out Sailing every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yacht Timer | Lights Out Sailing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marko Tadic | WhitServe LLC |
Customer experience
Yacht Timer
Lights Out Sailing
In-app purchases
Yacht Timer
No in-app purchases
Lights Out Sailing
- Lights Out Sailing3 Days trial$13.491 Month
- Lights Out Sailing7 Days trial$98.991 Year
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